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It was a solid experience overall. It had a lot of charm and I think it shows a lot of promise for a game. The world felt full and I think the art was all well done. Dialogue was witty, funny, and endearing. There some minor faults such as some songs being a bit bland and a few grammatical errors, but if you're looking for a short RPGMaker game to fill that RPGMaker sized hole in your heart, pick this one up for a short and pleasant experience
I really really like the graphics
This game is absolutely BONKERS. Being an fps gamer obviously gives heavy bias to what games I do and don't play, but this one stood out SO much. An RPG game catching my attention is super rare, so this was a promising one. HYADES is possibly one of the most entertaining and well made games I've played in my whole life. Possibly one of the furry games I'd rank high. Solid game, solid story line, amazing art and characters, and just overall a solid game! I love it so much. I'm so glad I found this game and decided to give it a try. (Credit goes to 'bacchusdiem" for sharing this game and allowing me to find it and play it for myself. I haven't played a new game in years and this is such a refresher.) 10/10. Wouldn't have it any other way uwu <3
This is sad but I can't seem to find the power plant! Can someone point me in the right direction
I'm sorry to say but this game didn't grab my attention or even slightly interest me. I have to admit I only got up to the part just after the power plant scene, but I just couldnât bring myself to sit through the rest. It felt like a chore to play.
To start off, please do not open a game with a narrator that explains what happens in the first 5 seconds of the game. Itâs pointless and serves no purpose. You could cut that out and nothing would change since the events will happen regardless. Second, almost none of the characters interest me. I like Graham since he seems to have something going for him, trying to raise his younger brother, but the rest are dull. Thereâs no depth or personality to them other than their initial introduction. Marsh is a bland well-meaning kid. Anise is rude. Ruth is⌠also rude.
Objectives were unclear and the map was confusing to navigate. Donât segment a large city into tiny little portions because it gets hard to navigate. I understand RPG Maker has tileset limit, but the map size should be large enough to hold an entire city. Look into parallel mapping or at least increase the size of each segment of the city. Put up some signposts that say âconvenience store this wayâ or maybe even an option in the menu to bring up what the last objective was because itâs very easy to accidentally skip over text and I had to check each segment and talk to everyone to try and work out what I was supposed to do. Also at least make battles challenging. There was no encounter I couldnât solve by just holding down the âattackâ button. I understand itâs early game but at least entice me to use all these sparkly skills you have, because spamming attack is just faster and easier.
I donât want to comment on the assets too much since you claim itâs still in development and itâs clear youâre not very experienced. But please get rid of the power plant music. Itâs horrid. It made a very short dungeon feel longer than itâs supposed to because itâs just a constant droning.
Itâs as if you played Undertale or Earthbound and thought âI could do thatâ without taking the time to understand why they worked and only copied the surface elements. Main character is a young boy with healing powers? Check. Enemies are visual representative of puns or nontraditional designs? Check. Constant âquirkyâ meta comments when interacting with objects? Check.
You constantly lampshade references to these games with comments like âChildren getting powers from a crater? What a silly idea.â But you donât do anything with it. You donât try to expand on the idea or change it. You just comment on goofy things other games have done while imitating them. Youâre trying to be everything other than yourself. The game has no identity other than âideas other people have hadâ. Even the school looks suspiciously similar to the one in Deltarune.
Stop trying to be the next Undertale or whatever. Be yourself.
Also please do something about Charles. I donât care what it is. Change him, delete him. He looks like a fat fetish character and heâs just creepy.
NOTE: This is the game's PROLOGUE and is currently IN DEVELOPMENT! Assets/contents may changed/updated over time, thank you for understanding.
HYADES is an in-development RPG about a group of friends exploring a vast urban city in order to save everything they've ever known.
HEY, COME SEE OUR VISUAL NOVEL SPINOFF!
Join Ruth and Anise on a sleepover with Marsh at HYADES: Celestial Buddies Volume 1!
https://gamejolt.com/games/HYADESCelestialBuddiesVol1/451433
FEATURES
Meet all sorts of out-of-this-world animal folk!
Explore a vast metropolis set in the modern age of 200X!
Adapt to the constant ebb-and-flow of battle by changing your stats and abilities using SIGNS!
Utilize interstellar cosmic powers gifted from beyond!
Uncover a massive city-wide conspiracy littered with secrets and corruption, leading to the forever shifted balance of society with consequences you have no hope of understanding until too late!
Grab an ice cream at Shifty's! If you ask nicely, he'll even make it look like you!
MEET THE CAST
Marsh:
Age: 13
Hometown: Hyades
Favorite Thing: Street hockey
He might be a little anxious at first, but this kid's chipper attitude and tender heart tends to rub off on people. He's just an ordinary kid at the end of the day, but he still always tries to shoot for the stars.
Anise:
Age: 14
Current residence: Hors D'Oeuvres Boarding School
Favorite Thing: Quiet places
Focused if a bit austere, Anise is confident she'll take anything life throws at her by the horns. She might get a little too extreme at times, but just bear with her; she means well, and tackles what lies ahead of her with everything she's got.
Charles:
Age: Older than you
Current residence: Thatâs a little personal, donât you think?
Favorite Thing: Microwave meals
Reliable and laid-back, thatâs what Charles needs to be. Heâs been in this city for a good long while now, and while he canât use the same fancy techniques these kids can, this big catâs still got some tools up his sleeves.
Ruth:
Age: 16
Current residence: West Hyades
Favorite thing: the Fuchsia Foxes baseball team
Ruth hails from one of the most notorious parts of Hyades, giving her a rougher edge than most. But if you can get her to lower her guard, sheâll be a dedicated ally with agility and attack power to boot.
Graham:
Age: 20
Current residence: A lonely little apartment
Favorite thing: Family time
Ever since Dad left and Mom disappeared, it's been tough raising a younger sibling all on your lonesome stuck with a dead-end job and nasty back pains. Despite this however, Graham still sets out every day to try and give Marsh the best life possible, even if it means cutting a few corners for himself.
GALLERY
Explore the colorful and vibrant city of Hyades, set in the year 200X!
Battles! Adjust your strategies and abilities as need be, turning the tide of battle in your favor!
WARNING: IF YOU CAN'T SAVE, AND ARE PLAYING ON MAC...
Fellow Mac users! If you encounter a message that looks something like this...
Move your HYADES folder to the desktop, or somewhere OUT OF YOUR DOWNLOADS FOLDER! The Applications folder works as well!
The reason why this happens is that the Mac has a fail save to make sure downloaded files can't automatically write potentially malicious things onto your computer! So the Mac likes to make downloaded files have "Read-Only" permissions. Since HYADES is trying to write new information (your save data), the game gets confused! As far as some players have reported, simply moving the game out of the downloads folder or manually changing the permissions allows the game to save. In my experience, moving the game directly out of the folder it came in into the Application folder works. Of course, if this DOESN't work, please feel free to contact me!
WARNING: "I CAN'T SELECT ANOTHER ENEMY IN BATTLE, IT'S STUCK ON ONE!"
Don't worry, there's a very simple fix - just move your mouse! HYADES is actually playable with a mouse as well, and the mouse takes priority over keyboard in battle when selecting an enemy! All you need to do is move your mouse past where an enemy is and control from the keyboard should take priority again.
WARNING: HYADES does feature some flashing colors and repeating moving images.
Individuals with photosensitivity and epilepsy may experience a seizure when exposed to certain visual images, and may experience symptoms like dizziness, altered vision, lightheadedness, and disorientation.
If you experience any of these symptoms when playing HYADES, immediately quit playing and consult a physician before resuming gameplay.
Disclaimer: Lag may occur when playing the browser build of HYADES!
HYADES is now playable in browser! However, some users have noted that when playing the game, some visual assets and audio assets may take a bit longer to load, and may pop in during gameplay. If you're encountering these errors, some methods to relieve them are:
Close the tab the game is running on (be sure to save your progress!), and open it again! This helps assets you've encountered before to load in faster, and may help new assets load in faster as well!
Leave the game running for a few minutes! Users have reported that as play progressed, the game began to run smoother as time went on! When in doubt, leave the game sitting for a few minutes to hopefully help it settle in.
Note; the downloadable version of HYADES does not have these issues.
NOTE: THIS IS STILL IN DEVELOPMENT!
As a (formerly! I love my team so much! <3) solo independent developer, it takes a slow and steady pace in order to make the best game for you all to enjoy. I just wanted to say thank you all for your patience, and that the game will be continuously updated as development continues. Characters, the world, game mechanics and more may all get changed, updated, or even removed as time and development goes on. This is currently only the game's PROLOGUE, but more chapters to the story are in development. Thank you for your patience and support.
PRESS KIT:
In case you wanted high quality images, screenshots, and information about the development of HYADES, check out our press kit at:
https://majimjam.itch.io/hyades-press-kit
CONTACT
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HYADESRPG
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hyadesrpg/?hl=en
itch.io: https://majimjam.itch.io/hyadesrpg
Email: [email protected]
Thanks for visiting this little game's page, and remember:
Despite your circumstances, do your best. It is all you can do.
Mild Cartoon Violence
Mild Fantasy Violence
Animated Bloodshed
Alcohol Reference
Tobacco Reference
Mild Language
Comical Shenanigans
While not a proper update this #screenshotsaturday, I'm happy to announce that I'm off from university and back to regular development!
For fun though, I've made updated sprites for the party!
3 years can make quite the difference!
Happy #screenshotsaturday! For HYADES, Arti here gazes out into the open blue, wondering if there's more to life beyond this...
I'd also like to show off our new grass curbs! No more weird double square sidewalks, phew!
Happy #screenshotsaturday! This time for HYADES... Marsh has ventured up into the attic to look for... something.
With only the light from the window shining through, there's certainly a lot of history hidden here...
Happy #screenshotsaturday! There's something special about coming home in these kinds of games for Mom to welcome you home...
Catch Peanut at home, she'll make you a party-healing Pack of Sammies! Awww!
Happy #screenshotsaturday! We're making new areas this time, here's a sneak peek at Ruth's attic! While right now all the graphics are placeholder, you can still see a peek at what it'll look like with this wonderful concept art!
As you return home and settle into the evening this #screenshotsaturday, remember to take it easy, okay?
Get a good meal, enjoy the moment with friends... Finish the day well!
There's a whole new day to experience tomorrow, after all.
Happy #screenshotsaturday! This time for HYADES, I've been hard at work making cutscenes!
The environment's just a WIP layout, but it's important to have so you can properly GET HIS ASS
Happy #screenshotsaturday! This time for HYADES, we've been working hard on these left-behind shops!
Not every business can make it, but some of these little shops are just getting by...
Hello! This time I've just got a simple written update for #screenshotsaturday for HYADES, let's get into it!
Check out the article written below!
Happy #screenshotsaturday! This time for HYADES, check out how you can find buried treasure
If you find a bottle, pop it open and see what the map says inside... There could be riches, items, equipment and more!!
